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| Destiny's Child by Mirkwoodmaiden | 3 Review(s) |
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| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 8/24/2025 |
| February 3019! Nice offer, Héostor. “She drew in a fortifying breath and reminded herself that, whatever Grima’s intentions were, Théodred would never let him harm her in any way.“ Ummm he can’t when he is dead, but by then you should hav Éomer near you for a day or two, until he goes to hunt some certain orcs, and after Théoden is healed and Wormtongue sent away you don’t need to worry about that, but Éomer will be with you til Dunharrow or Helm’s Deep, and then you will be in the Muster, which they are in obviously, without them knowing. Then of course after Théoden dies and Éomer goes to the Black Gate, he will leave you to Faramir, not intentionally, and then later intentionally. Ah, Ëomer’s back, for the present! “The two men remained silent for a few beats and then Théodred began rolling up the map with such haste that one of the paperweights was toppled to the floor where it landed, shattering the globe that had contained a rampant horse over a field of green. It had been a gift from his father. “Nothing! There is nothing to fear.” oh boy. leaned over and gently kissed Éowyn. “No one will hurt you, ever. Not while I have breath in my body.” He left the room. Éowyn’s eye fell upon the shattered globe lying on the tied rug. She walked over to pick it up and stared at it for a long moment. She then looked at her brother. “I have the most awful feeling that nothing will ever be the same.” [Oh dear Éowyn, yes. BTW this account of when they plan to go to the Fords is interesting.] But, my King.” Éowyn heard her brother’s voice. She heard the strain and frustration colour his words as he fought to sound measured and reasonable. “If the threat is as large as Grimbold says it is, should not Théodred have the support of numbers? Surely the threat lies there, not in Edoras.” Grima spoke accusingly, “Surely, Éomer, it is not for you to deem where the threat lay. You are not King to decide such matters!” At this pronouncement Théodred hissed, “Nor is it yours, Grima! You presume too much.” Théodred’s voice had turned to one of beseeching entreaty. “Father, what is your decision?” Théodred turned his face from Éowyn’s view as he sought his father’s response. Her uncle’s tired voice, just above a whisper, was heard. “Grima is right. Saruman will protect us. Éomer, you and your Eored will stay in Edoras. You, my son.” Éowyn saw Théodred throw his shoulders back readying for the King’s pronouncement. “You shall provide supporting numbers only. Now go!” His voice punctuated this point. “I am weary of this bickering and need rest.” [Arg, Wormtongue! Yes, Théodred, Éomer! Why does this sound suspiciously like Denethor sending Faramir to Osgiliath? Or Ithilien, even? I wonder if THÉODEN still loves his son while being poisoned, I guess not. Denethor gets him basically one there, and Faramir survives. But then there is the Boromir/Théodred similarites, and with their fathers, so maybe they had to.] “As she spoke the words an image flashed in her mind: Théodred in ceremonial battle armor laid on a bier, his face a deathly white. She took a deep gulp of breath and forced the image from her mind. “Cousin! What is wrong? You have lost all colour.” Oh my. Théodred’s eyes turned from doubtful to worried. He kissed Éowyn on the top of her head. “We will find a way. When I return, we will find a way. But now I must go.” [Oh, oh, oh! It just occurred to me he and Éomer both are somewhat suffering from the Hamlet indecisiveness, especially Éomer whose father is already dead Plus his uncle is the king. But on the other hand, I am sure they did the best they could.]. Éowyn hugged her cousin and whispered in his ear, “May Béma protect you!” Théodred pulled away from the hug and smiled. “And you as well, my warrior cousin!” “With Théodred away, what was he planning? Éowyn stroked Myrthu's coat and gamely fought back tears – of anger, frustration or sadness, she no longer knew. She needed to speak with Éomer, but she could not go anywhere until she calmed herself. Castles had ears and eyes, Meduseld was no different in that respect.” Ah. Indeed. Though how does she know others, excepting Aldburg, do? “He knew he should have seen his cousin off, but his anger had been too ungovernable.” Oh my. Let us hope this is movie version of Théodred’s death, then. So it begins, in the words of your uncle, several weeks to late. Foul Worm, indeed! He has managed to separate you! And if you go to the Fords, the king and Éowyn and Edoras will be unprotected! I say he should still go to the Fords, though! | |
| PSW | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 2/7/2025 |
| Ohhh … 😔 It’s this time already, is it? That makes me sad…. Author Reply: PSW! Yes! Unfortunately it is... Bad to worse...for only for a time though! Thanks for writing! (((hugs))) MM | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 2/3/2025 |
| I left off at Chapter 5, and I will come back to this story later, I'm sure. But right now, I need to focus on lighter fare. Youngest Cat fell suddenly ill last night, and I'm dreadfully worried about him. I hope we can get him in at the vet tomorrow, or Wednesday at the latest. So anyhow, I am comfort reading at present. I do look forward to when this story gets beyond the long, dark period in Éowyn's life. So please keep writing and posting! I'm eagerly anticipating her meeting the hobbits, inviting Merry to ride with her as they sneak off together with the Riders heading to battle, slaying the Witch-king, and being called back to life in the Houses of Healing. (And meeting Faramir and going forward from there, but luckily your other stories I'm reading focus on that time frame, so I don't have to wait to enjoy that part of Éowyn's story!) Author Reply: Lindelea! Completely understand. Eowyn's life is a bit of a hard slog at the moment. For lighter fare there is also "Leaving home; Coming Home" when Eowyn and Faramir marry and Eomer and Lothiriel meet. Hope little kitty is on the mend! (((hugs))) for you and little kitty! MM | |